Bishop's Mitre vs limestone fern

Aelia acuminata compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Bishop's Mitre is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Aelia	Gymnocarpium
Species	Aelia acuminata	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bishop's Mitre

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bishop's Mitre

The Bishop's Mitre (Aelia acuminata) is a species in the genus Aelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden